WORLD para-champion Olivia Breen has claimed Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s T38 long jump.

Loughborough College alumna Olivia set a new Commonwealth record of 4.56m in the third round before extending it further to 4.86m on her final jump, which was also a personal best.

The triumph, and third gold of the Games for Wales, was a repeat of Olivia’s London 2017 victory over Erin Cleaver at the World Para-athletics Championships when she beat the Australian by 20cm. This time the winning margin was half a metre.

After sealing gold, the former Loughborough College Sport student said: “It is a dream come true. After the Paralympics in Rio, Commonwealth Games was my aim and I have done it and I am so happy.

“With the last jump I just went for it after three no-jumps and I hit it.”